The other half of my grandfather’s heart will probably never be let go until his death, after all, he is his own child.
In the early years when his aunt still wrote letters, although his parents took away the package that his aunt sent to his grandfather, they would leave the letters to his grandfather.
It's just that aunt is not very good at expressing emotions, nor is she the kind of person who writes daily with grandpa. Zhou Chengning continued, "Aunt, in the early years, my parents would give grandpa the letters you wrote, but later you stopped writing letters and sent parcels. There were no more letters, and the parcels were taken away by my parents. Grandpa lost all the news about you. Grandpa kept all the letters aunt wrote in the past well, and would take them out to read when he missed her. I still remember that before Juan wrote to you, grandpa only had four letters from aunt.
The first letter was written to you when you first arrived in Huadu, the second letter was written to you for grandpa’s 60th birthday, the third letter was written to you when you said you were married and would bring your husband home, and the last letter was written to you when you said you couldn’t go home.
Actually, grandpa had been saving money before you got married. He was going to Huadu to visit you. Except for the money for the train ticket, the rest was given to you as living expenses. I followed grandpa to the train station to buy tickets. We didn't know anything. Grandpa also prepared a woven bag of cabbages and potatoes, and he picked the best-looking ones. At that time, I thought I could just buy the ticket at the station and go to Huadu.
But an accident happened and the money was stolen. Grandpa had no money. We asked many staff members for help, but we still couldn't get the money back. Grandpa was able to do physical work at that time, so he wanted to save money for my aunt. Now that the money was gone, he couldn't see my aunt anymore.
My grandfather and I had no choice but to take the cabbage and potatoes home. My grandfather comforted me by saying that I could save the money later.
Zhou Chengning was embarrassed to say that his grandfather thanked the staff for their help and said that it was fortunate that the child was not stolen.
My grandfather still said the same thing after I got home, but during that period he was like a madman, saying it many times every day.
The money was saved by his grandfather. Zhou Chengning himself was young and had no money. Although it was sad to lose the money, it was difficult for him to understand his grandfather's despair at that time. After he started saving and making money, he could understand his grandfather's feelings.
Even though he spoke for a long time, everyone listened to him quietly and no one interrupted him.
Xu Xiangjuan had never heard of the experience of Aning and her grandfather. She used to think that Aning was always nervous every time she took a train because she was hungry due to missing steamed buns. It turned out that her grandfather was another reason.
In my previous life, my aunt left home and never returned until my grandfather passed away.
After Zhou Chengning finished speaking, Xu Xiangjuan saw that her aunt's eyes were red, and she said, "Aunt, Aning has lived with grandpa since he was a child, and he knows a lot about grandpa. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask Aning directly... It's getting late now, so we won't disturb your lunch break."
Seeing his wife staring at the quilt and unable to speak, Song Weili picked up a few baskets of fruits and eggs from the bedside table and handed them to Xu Xiangjuan and her family: "Thank you for coming here today, take these home, we can't finish them if they are piled here."
"Aning, take it." Xu Xiangjuan was not polite to her uncle.
There are a lot of things piled up together, and they will be thrown away when they rot.
With his lover's consent, Zhou Chengning accepted the gifts from his uncle.
"Niu Niu." When she was about to leave, seeing that Niu Niu had not moved a few steps and was still staring at a pile of fruits and eggs on the ground, Xu Xiangjuan called him.
Song Weili: "Whatever Niu Niu likes, just take it from here. It's hard for adults to stop a child from doing something he likes."
Niu Niu: "Uncle, it's a hot water bottle for my cousin."
Niu Niu had already noticed that there were some of his own things in the pile on the ground. He was afraid that his cousin hadn't seen them and his uncle-in-law would give them away.
My cousin didn't even look at it carefully, so he definitely didn't know it was theirs.
Besides, he didn’t even know whether his cousin liked the hot water bottle...his cousin must like it, so he couldn’t just give it to someone else!
Xu Xiangjuan originally thought that Niu Niu had taken something from the ground and was about to frown and teach him a lesson, but after hearing what Niu Niu said, her anger immediately disappeared: "The kid said he wanted to give his uncle a hot water bottle, so I gave him two. In addition, there was a bundle of Chinese sausages, three cans of chili oil, and a can of tea. Ping An can take the chili oil to school. It won't be very spicy if you add less. If uncle and Ping An want to eat dumplings, they can also eat the chili oil with vinegar."
Guagua: "Uncle, the chili oil is very fragrant. We all like it."
Since their family’s gifts had been mentioned, Niu Niu felt free to look through the gifts and took out two hot water bottles.
Niu Niu: "Originally it was all given to my uncle."
Song Pingan: "What about now?"
"Now, one for my cousin and one for my aunt." Niu Niu gave one to his cousin and handed one to his aunt.
Zhou Cunxin took the hot water bottle handed to her by Niu Niu. She felt like crying after listening to her nephew's words just now. Her nose and eyes were sore. She was afraid of choking and embarrassing herself in front of the children, so she simply didn't say thank you.
Song Ping'an thanked Niu Niu on behalf of his mother and Niu Niu.
Seeing that his uncle and aunt had received the hot water bottle, Niu Niu felt relieved and could go home with his parents without any worries. Before going home, he said, "My sister asked me to give you the hot water bottle, and my father bought it. I picked out the woolen clothes, and my mother made them."
Excluding mom and dad, the biggest credit goes to his sister. It was his sister who asked him to pick the clothes. He didn't say that it was his sister who asked him to pick the clothes. Dad, mom and sister all got them, but he was the only one left. He felt embarrassed.
Guagua let his younger brother choose because he had a hard time making a decision. He wanted to keep this and that, so he simply let his younger brother choose and he closed his eyes.
Ping An was confused when he heard the word woolen clothes, but when he looked at the hot water bottle, he understood that it was the outer layer of woolen clothes.
After the family of four left, Song Weili felt grateful for their thoughtfulness. He found an excuse to take Ping An out and even closed the door before leaving.
There was no one in the ward, and Zhou Cunxin couldn't hold back her tears.
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The condition Xu Xiangjuan learned from the neighbor aunt that day was somewhat different from her aunt's actual condition. Her aunt was indeed under high pressure and was mentally tense. She did not get enough rest and had been holding on for a long time. Before the fracture, she had no other illness except excessive fatigue.
But after the operation, his health deteriorated. He didn’t get enough rest and his immunity dropped. He caught a bad cold and was in a coma for several days. He was unconscious and had a near-death experience.
Xu Xiangjuan was working non-stop. In addition to working in restaurants and department stores, she would also go to the hospital to bring the soup she cooked to her aunt.
My aunt really likes to drink the soup she cooks. She doesn’t have a fixed time to go to the hospital, but every time she goes, she will tell my aunt when she will come next time.
Knowing that she was coming, my uncle no longer bought lunch for my aunt.
Since Aning visited her hospitalized aunt for the first time at their home and talked for a long time, her aunt agreed to her uncle's proposal to go back to her hometown for the New Year.
To go home, my aunt would cooperate with my uncle's arrangements every day. If he asked her to take two steps to the east, she would never take steps to the west.
When Xu Xiangjuan delivered the soup, she saw her aunt writing a letter. There were several pages of blank paper, and the paper her aunt wrote on had only two lines of words.
I can guess that it is for grandpa, but my aunt doesn’t know how to fill several pages.
No matter how she wrote it, Xu Xiangjuan felt that her aunt and uncle, two once busy people, were now idle, while she, a "big idler", became busy instead.
Seeing his lover sewing buttons on his jeans at night, Zhou Chengning said, "Sewing buttons again, why not wear a belt? If you lose weight, you can wear Gua Gua's pants."
The jeans were quite thick, and Xu Xiangjuan had to work hard to get the needle through them. After the needle was through, she spoke: "I don't have a suitable belt, and I don't want to wear a belt, so I can just remove the extra button and move it to the right. It doesn't take much effort."
If the belt is for her, additional holes need to be drilled. After all, the original hole with the smallest waist circumference is loose for her, and she usually doesn't like wearing belts.
"If you move any further, the zipper will open right away."
Xu Xiangjuan: "It's okay if the zipper is open. I've moved it over and it can cover it up. What's more, it's not open."
I have indeed lost weight recently and eat a lot. It may be because I exercise a lot and run around a lot, so I lost weight.
Guagua: "Mom, you need to eat more. If you don't eat more, you will become an elementary school student."
Although it is winter now, Gua Gua can see and feel that mom has lost weight.
Niu Niu: "Yes! Mommy, you have to eat more. If you don't, Daddy will have to pick up three elementary school students in the future."
Niu Niu thought that by the time his mother became an elementary school student, he must have been an elementary school student himself.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mom won't turn into a primary school student. I'll just eat half a bowl of rice more tomorrow."
She couldn't go back early this year. Firstly, she wanted to earn as much money as possible, and secondly, her uncle decided to fly home, so they didn't have to worry about the air tickets and he would take care of it.
My aunt's condition is now stable and she is able to take a plane.
Although it was already 1990, plane tickets were still difficult to buy. Although not many people took planes, there were still few airlines in the country and the prices were relatively high.
Few people take planes, one reason being money; planes are much more expensive than trains.
Safety is the second reason. Even if you have money, you wouldn’t dare to take a plane because if a plane crash happens, there is no chance of survival.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't think too much about it, and shamelessly agreed to her uncle's words, not spending any money and saving time to go back home.
Niu Niu is quite strict, even to every meal: "Drink half a bowl of porridge more for breakfast, eat half a bowl of rice more for lunch, and half a bowl of noodles more for dinner. Mom has to eat as much as Dad to avoid being thin."
Zhou Chengning: "What do you mean by Niu Niu? Dad is too fat, right? You mean Dad can't lose weight, right? Look at your own belly. Dad's belly is muscle, and you are fat."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Aning, don't make trouble with Niu Niu. Niu Niu, all children have fat bellies, not just you. Your bellies will get smaller as you grow up."
Niu Niu: "Dad's stomach is chicken, it's edible. When mom is hungry, she eats dad's stomach."
In fact, Niu Niu knows what muscles are. After all, he takes a bath with his father and knows what his father’s belly looks like.
He also wants to be like his dad, with a belly made up of several pieces of muscle.
After hearing what her son said, Zhou Chengning's cheeks flushed slightly: "If mom wants to eat, just come up and have a bite."
Niu Niu: "It's too cold in the winter. If you don't take a shower, you can't expose your belly. Mom, wait until the weather warms up before eating chicken. Otherwise, it's too cold in the winter and Dad will get diarrhea if he lifts his clothes."
You still need to protect your stomach.
It is the Niu Niu who creates the atmosphere, and it is also the Niu Niu who destroys the atmosphere.
"Just eat it in the quilt." It's not like he's really bringing the food to bed, so Gua Gua thinks it's totally fine.
Xu Xiangjuan probably knew what dangerous thoughts were in Aning's mind, so she responded with a constant attitude: "Okay, when mom is hungry, eat. Eat up dad."
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